Addis Ababa – This is the first outbreak of its kind in Ethiopia, according to the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, which confirmed the seriousness of this virus and considered it one of the most dangerous causes of viral haemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates.

Ethiopian health authorities and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are taking urgent response measures, including strengthening surveillance, field investigations, and infection prevention, knowing that there is still no treatment or vaccine for the virus.

Marburg virus is transmitted to humans via fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with body fluids.

Symptoms include severe headaches, abdominal pain, and bleeding from the nose and mouth. Treatment for the disease is only available to support the symptoms and improve the chances of survival.